Isaac Herzog

Wolf Foundation, Herzog announce 2026 Wolf Prize Laureates in medicine, physics, chemistry, math

President Isaac Herzog and Acting Chair of the Wolf Foundation Council, Prof. Osnat Luxenburg, announced the eight Wolf Prize winners at the President's Residence in Jerusalem.

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Illustrative: President Isaac Herzog visits the IDF’s Judea and Samaria Division headquarters near the settlement of Beit El in the West Bank, September 30, 2026.

Herzog calls elderly Arab man attacked at Damascus gate, expresses sympathy, support

Israel is set to ramp up security checks on pilots flying into the country, a spokesperson for the prime minister's office said, after it said a co-pilot on a flydubai flight to Tel Aviv had stabbed the pilot and attempted to crash the plane.  The dramatic incident was only defused after passengers

Herzog says he will recommend Israelis who aided in flydubai attack for medal for civilian heroism

President Isaac Herzog condemns West Bank violence while speaking to reporters September 30, 2026.

WATCH: Herzog condemns 'vigilantes,' West Bank violence in visit to IDF base after violent riots


85 years later: Babyn Yar and the fight against deliberate erasure - opinion

On September 29 and 30, 1941, German forces, aided by local collaborators, murdered 33,771 Jews at Babyn Yar. In just two days, the lives of children, parents, and grandparents were cut short.

 Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy takes part in a commemoration ceremony for the victims of Babyn Yar (Babiy Yar), one of the biggest single massacres of Jews during the Nazi Holocaust, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv Ukraine September 29, 2022.

What the data really shows about ‘settler violence’ in the West Bank - opinion

The true objective of the “settler violence” campaign may be much simpler than debate over numbers: serving as a tool in the arsenal of smearing Israel’s very presence.

Britain's Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband speaks at the House of Commons in London

Herzog holds annual presidential Sukkot event with shows, culture, activities targeted for children

This year, the sukkah looked like a bare-bones movie set. In previous years, it was decorated with the best of Israel’s flowers, fruits, and vegetables.

President Isaac Herzog held its open Sukkah event.

Over 100 settlers riot in West Bank early Tuesday morning, gas prices in Israel reach all-time high

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A vehicle on fire at a Palestinian village in the West Bank, allegedly due to far-right Jewish extremists, September 28, 2026.

Netanyahu condemns riots in West Bank, calls to fully prosecute extremist settlers involved

Settler extremists threw stones, assaulted IDF and Border Police, and set fire to property throughout the area, actions which members of the establishment utterly condemned.

A Palestinian man walks next to a vehicle damaged in what Palestinians say was an Israeli settlers attack, in Deir Abu Masha'al, near Ramallah, in the West Bank, September 28, 2026.

Herzog voices solidarity with Jerusalem Reform synagogue after repeated attacks

Herzog told the community leaders that he would discuss the incidents with the Israel Police and stressed “the utmost importance of freedom of worship for all in the State of Israel.”

A view of "Kol Haneshama" synagogue building in Jerusalem on July 8, 2013.

Will Azaria’s pardon finally unshackle our soldiers’ hands? - opinion

Years of institutional caution contributed to the hesitation and confusion that allowed terrorists to pour across the Gaza border on October 7. The failures that day were many.

Elor Azaria sits to hear his verdict in a military court in Tel Aviv, Israel, January 4, 2017

Israel cannot call itself a democracy while excluding Arabs from political power - opinion

Demanding full equality and opposing military occupation should not place anyone outside legitimate political life. Arab citizens have the same right as Jewish citizens to elect representatives.

Mansour Abbas is the head of Ra’am, one of four Arab parties vying for a place in the Knesset.

Israel's Elor Azaria syndrome has come full circle - and 'NAZA' is the consequence - opinion

Israel cannot demand trust in IDF investigations while making commanders fear the consequences of enforcing military law.

 President Isaac Herzog.

Yulie Ben-Ami, daughter of Hamas captivity survivors, marries in ceremony attended by Herzog

“Seeing the entire family today, three full years after the horrific disaster, standing together at their daughter's wedding, is a joy that's hard to describe," Herzog said.

: Yulie Ben Ami, daughter of former Gaza hostages Raz and Ohad Ben Ami, alongside President Isaac Herzog, his wife Michal, and other guests during her wedding ceremony in Israel, September 24, 2026.